15 March 2009

Green and Gold isn't just for the A's anymore...

The Green and Gold Ball is, apparently, an LDS tradition dating back many years. In Seattle, it still exists. Picture a high school dance with clean music, no grinding, and a population consisting of 18 to 30+ year-old single Mormons. That is where I was last night.

I went along with two friends who, in turn, went to a gospel concert with me before hand. Below is the outfit I wore until the moment I walked into the church building:

This included time eating dinner and walking through the streets of Seattle. Not to mention sitting in the pews of the church. I have little shame.

Once inside, I shed my coat and pants. It was pretty fun, I have to admit. I tried to pass this picture off as the picture of the three of us:



But they insisted we take one in front of the fake backdrop with the lights and everything. Unfortunately, I don't have a copy of that one. For those who have spent a lifetime criticizing my sense of fashion, you will be happy to know I looked like this by the end of the evening:

11 March 2009

My Fast from the Facebook

About 10 days ago I realized that I had not been on the facebook for about 4 days. It was basically unintentional, but let's just say it was rare. I was up against a couple of long papers, a couple of concerts, a talk in church, and a bunch of other end-of-the-quarter stuff I had to get done, so I decided I would stay off of the addictive social-networking site until I had turned in my last paper. That happens tomorrow.

I have enjoyed my time away from the facebook. I realize now that it is totally extraneous to my life. That isn't to say that I won't go back on it tomorrow when I get home. I have a feeling I will. But I've enjoyed it nevertheless.

The only thing I have worried about are the various requests I have been forced to ignore because I am not going on the website. I still get the emails, so I know to a certain extent what is going on, but I worry that people will think I am rude. So, if you are reading this and I have offended you in some way, I apologize. I'll answer your request tomorrow.

As a side note, you may have noticed that I refer to this particular social networking site as "the facebook" as opposed to "facebook." This is a holdover from my college, where the facebook was a book given to freshmen with pictures of all of the other freshmen printed with their names so you could figure out what so-and-so looked like or what the name of that guy in your chemistry lab was. Incidentally, this particular college is also where the facebook started. I use this as my justification. One of my roommates gives me a hard time for adding the article to the name, but I just can't break myself of the habit. It was ingrained in my youth.